Press Report: The Led Zeppelin concert at the showgrounds last Sunday must rate as one of the best ever held in Sydney - but, if the crowd had not stormed the fences, it could have been the worst.

The official attendence figure was 27,000 but senior police officers at the concert estimated the crowd at "at least 30,000". According to showground officials the three stands used last Sunday have a maximum capacity of 25,000 - so whatever way you look at it the ground was dangerously overcrowded.

Despite the fact that there were no seats left at mid-day and no standing room by 1.30pm., people were still coming through the gates at 2.30pm. The overcrowding that existed before the fences were stormed must never be allowed to occur again because next time someone could be killed in the crush. Once capacity is reached the gates should be closed. David D. Bryant The Sun-Herald, 5 March 1972, p. 109.

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I was there, like a lot of others, and it was a totally amazing experience. I remember running down to get to the front when a gate was opened. We made it right up close to the stage near Jimmy Page, who had recently shaved off his beard. They were really slick and cool. As teenagers, we thought they were really stylish; but it was the impact of the music that was the real experience. It seemed incredibly loud then ands , even though we had listened to the albums, it sounded new. The drums and bass hit you physically- a sensation we would get used to in the future. Page was just a virtuoso-he was so confident and together. It was 1972. I can still remember that concert.
cheers, Rick Sheehan